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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1918
Page
7
A World War I soldier writes home in October 1918 describing life as a machine gunner with the M G company and corporal hopes of returning home. He recalls meeting Mr. Ben Irl Ransom on a train and mentions letters from London and family news while expressing weariness of war.
The writer in France on August 27 describes travel by auto troop movements near the lines regiments and officers the Red Cross support Allied air activity gas attacks and the hardship of camp life with limited paper underlines wartime morale and family news.
Notice to creditors of Ellen Rowe deceased to present claims to the Marshall county court at Lacon at the first Monday of December. Henry S. Rowe administrator requests prompt payment of estate debts and named attorney is Potter.
A newspaper letter from a St Edward Nebraska resident, adopted daughter of the late Grandma Taber, recounts her son’s enlistment and departure for overseas. She shares worry for his safety, faith in providence, and hopes for a line from him as she recalls his path from school to Y M C A work and recruitment in Omaha.
The article outlines how a recruit adapts aboard a ship after three days, noting the hierarchy from a leading officer to a higher authority. It details a battleship’s six departments Gunnery Navigation Engineering Construction Medical and Pay and their division into seventeen units. Each division governs its space with a senior officer, assigns specific men, and organizes four duty sections for drills liberty and maintenance. It also lists drills from battle to emergency and mentions that some drills are moot on the Grandotte due to pre-sailing removal of nonessential stations.
A soldier’s letter from Camp Dix describes almost two months in the army, duties in the supply office, long hours, occasional money shortages, and meals. He notes time with officers, communication from home and a girl, and a wish to go to France rather than fight Germans, hoping for future promotion.
Will H. Hayes urges district and county chairmen and all Republicans to mobilize for the Fourth Liberty Loan. He frames the war effort as nonpartisan and insists victory requires universal subscription, declaring every Republican gathering a wartime mission and every citizen must support the loan.
An extract from a soldier letter describes prisoners, including old men with long beards and young boys, being captured amid tanks, infantry, trains, and aviation gear. It notes the cost of the war rising to billions and cites a food administrator appointment for Evans township.
An 1890s guide notes hand huskers face heavy labor with corn as principal crop. It suggests renting a mechanical picker when available, estimating seven acres per machine with three men and three teams per shift, two wagons for unloading, and four skilled men to achieve 350 bushels in typical yields. Ground covered per day remains similar regardless of yield, making the machine more advantageous in high yield years.
The list names jurors from Senachwine Hennepin Magnolia Granville and Granville with names such as Murphy Miller Rinehart Ulmer Dore Mills Ramsge Ram sey Finnegan and others. A second item notes war trophies from the Chicago exhibition now on two trains touring the seventh Federal Reserve district with guards and speakers and a patriotic program in Wenona on Sunday October 6.
Marshall county presents its Fourth Liberty Loan quotas totaling 879000 dollars with towns like Bennington Roberts Bella Plain Hopewell Richland Lacon Henry Whitefield Steuben Saratoga La Prairie and others assigned specific targets. President Wilson issued an order prohibiting beer and malt liquor production after December 1 as a wartime food conservation measure.
Federal Waterways Board announces Mississippi river barge line start on September 28 with 50 barges and seven tow boats departing for the Gulf. No downstream stops unless cities provide terminal facilities. St Louis terminal ready and expanding. Equipment to be complete and loaded to capacity for first trip. A Chicago aviator reportedly reaches 25,500 feet in a flight above the city, per report.
The State Council of Defense urges farmers to select early seed corn, store twice what is needed, and follow preservation instructions. Posters statewide will remind and guide seed selection, with food production chairmen pushing the measure to assure future supply for Illinois and possibly other states.
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